Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

Pam White Butterfly has been sentenced to life in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for the firstdegree murder of 68yearold Lenart Brown Eyes, who was fatally shot on February 23, 2025. She received...

Gov. Larry Rhoden has asked the South Dakota Supreme Court for an advisory opinion on whether the state Constitution allows the Lieutenant Governor, as President of the Senate, to cast a vote in the e...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says 11 people-including seven inmates, three civilians, and one former state contractor-have been indicted in connection with the November 2025 overdose de...

The South Dakota Department of Education is recognizing four educators-three teachers and one school counselor-for earning National Board Certifications in 2025, a credential that reflects advanced pr...

South Dakota lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday, January 26, 2026, with a full slate of committee hearings and a significant floor vote that moved a proposed expansion of legislative term lim...

The Senate State Affairs Committee voted 5-3 Monday to kill a proposal to prohibit tabulating machines and electronic ballot-marking systems in South Dakota. District 29 state Sen. John Carley, R-Pied...

South Dakota Legislators heard debate on the use of paid petition circulators. Supporters of HB 1087 say residents often vote about the same issues in successive elections, sponsored by non-residents ...

A blast of Arctic air is bringing dangerously cold temperatures to western South Dakota, prompting a cold weather advisory from the National Weather Service. Forecasters expect, with singledigit and b...

The Meade County Sheriff's Office is alerting residents to a scam in which callers falsely claim they must post bond for a jailed inmate using methods like Bitcoin kiosks. Officials stress that law en...

A bill sponsored by District 29 State Senator John Carley aimed to ban non-medical hemp derived intoxicants.. The SD Sherrif's Association, SD Police Chiefs Association, The Meade County Sherrif's Dep...